End of the Line for Dems in VA?

This is a shame -- Deeds would be a good governor. However, swing voters, and there are a lot of them in a swing state like Virginia, are not real happy with the Dems in Washington right now.



RealClearPolitics - Fall Eyes on Virginia

Virginia will be the center of political attention this fall, thanks to the first statewide election in a battleground state since the 2008 presidential election.
"Here we go again," said Larry Larsen, an independent voter accustomed to national attention for Virginia races.

November's gubernatorial race matches former state Attorney General Bob McDonnell, a Republican, and state Sen. Creigh Deeds, a Democrat.
A SurveyUSA poll last week gave McDonnell a 15-point lead. RealClearPolitics shows McDonnell up 6.3 points, based on aggregate polling data.
"If McDonnell were to win this, the message it sends back to Washington is to slow down," said John Morrison, a Deeds supporter.
Morrison last week was planning a fundraiser for Deeds while taking orders at Piccadilly Print Shop, which he has owned for more than 25 years.
Larsen, a stockbroker and father of six, leans Republican. His issues hinge on the economy: "My income is not what it was last year, and right now it seems that none of the spending solutions are working."

Virginia and New Jersey will hand a report card of sorts to President Obama and the Democrat Congress with their governor's races this fall. Both are leaning Republican, but in politics, anything can change.

Virginia has not had many Republican governors over the past 50 years. This election may interrupt that record.